Maryland Politics: October 7, 2007 - October 13, 2007

Several Prince George's pastors were among those who turned out for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign appearance in the county on Wednesday. "He has won me over," said the Rev. Grainger Browning, pastor of the 10,000 member Ebenezer African Methodist...

Thousands of Prince Georgians and residents from elsewhere in the Washington region streamed into an open parking lot at the Prince George's Community College last evening for a rally for Sen. Barack Obama (D), his first presidential campaign stop in...

A Prince George's task force on gas safety recommended on Tuesday that every home using natural gas in the county be equipped with a device to detect gas leaks, that more state inspectors be hired to examine pipelines and that...

Montgomery officials are celebrating the four-year anniversary of the county's smoking ban, saying the law hasn't harmed the restaurant business and has led to similar laws elsewhere. The District, and Charles, Howard and Prince George's counties in Maryland have banned...

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is in Israel this week for the first of several international trips he hopes to make during his tenure, including missions to India, China and possibly Vietnam and South Korea. Taxpayers are picking up the...

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), who has shown an abundance of caution during his first year in office, is now facing the biggest gamble of his governorship: whether to summon the legislature to Annapolis for a special session on his...

Maryland Moment gives you a preview every Monday of some of the political events coming up in the region. This week: PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY * Development around the Capitol Heights Metro Station will be the topic of discussion Tuesday at...

A plan rolled out by Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) to more aggressively collect Maryland taxes was described very differently last week by Franchot and aides to his increasingly frequent sparring partner, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D). Franchot billed the plan, which...